Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023
AP News: Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
AP News: Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
KTLA: Loved ones mourn Hollywood exec killed at home by homeless woman
KTLA: Serial shrubbery thief busted with $8K in stolen greenery
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento’s Mexican restaurants are considering switching to electric cooking. Here’s why
Sacramento Bee: California could get rare glimpse of northern lights this week. Here’s how to watch
Sacramento Bee: Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis are set to battle each other on live TV. Here’s how to watch
Yahoo News: This is the 'drunkest' city in California, study shows
KRCR: Manhunt over: Oregon homicide suspect arrested in Redding
KRCR: Northbound I-5 reopens north of Yreka after crash with hazardous material spill
SF Chronicle: Bank of America to close more than two dozen Bay Area branches
SF Chronicle: A man died ‘surfing’ outside a San Francisco Muni train. Should the city be held liable?
East Bay Times: Ex-California cop gets 27 years for kidnapping, other crimes committed while working as bail bondsman
SFGate: How bad is shoplifting in San Francisco compared to LA, NYC? New study provides insights.
East Bay Times: EVs less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks, Consumer Reports says
SF Chronicle: More S.F. homeless people would be put on buses out of the city under new proposal
SFGate: Caltrans closes Highways 4, 89 and 108 in California’s Sierra ahead of storm
KRON: Son speaks out after father is injured at Martinez refinery
KRON: Man indicted for manslaughter in champion cyclist’s SF death
KRON: Student, 14, stabbed at Santa Rosa high school, taken to hospital
KCRA: 'Impressive': Salmon make splash of a record turnout at Mokelumne River Hatchery
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
NY Times: Huge Turbines Will Soon Bring First Offshore Wind Power to New Yorkers
NY Times: A Giant Inland Sea Is Now a Desert, and a Warning for Humanity
BBC: 'Granny, I've been shot,' said Palestinian student targeted in Vermont
BBC: Forklift chase: Ann Arbor Police chase 12-year-old boy
BBC: Groundbreaking transatlantic flight using greener fuels takes off
Washington Post: Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly before House panel
The Guardian: Deadly harvest: how demand for palm oil is fuelling corruption in Honduras
The Guardian: Man who scammed California Jewish community out of $7m gets seven years
The Guardian: Levels of toxic PCB chemicals found at 30 times ‘safe’ limits in stranded whales
Politico: UAE plotted to use COP28 to push for oil and gas deals, leaked notes show
The Atlantic: Life Really Is Better Without the Internet
The Hill: Jimmy Carter expected to attend Rosalynn Carter tribute service
The Hill: Supreme Court to consider ‘quadrillion-dollar question’ in major tax case
Politico: Bid to hold Trump accountable for Jan. 6 violence stalls at appeals court
Politico: Jewish groups sue University of California over ‘unchecked’ antisemitism
The Guardian: Opinion: Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?
The Guardian: Cyber-attack closes hospital emergency rooms in three US states
The Guardian: Indian rescuers just 2 metres from reaching 41 men trapped in tunnel
The Oregonian: Invasion of destructive, feral ‘super pigs’ from Canada is becoming a real threat
The Guardian: UN human rights experts express alarm over PFAS pollution in North Carolina
AP News: New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy
The Oregonian: After the Portland teachers strike, back to school with joy and some trepidation
The Oregonian: Cape Meares Loop back open on Oregon coast, a decade after road closure
LA Times: Woman clutching purse snatched by fleeing thieves is dragged from Costco parking lot
The Oregonian: Portland-built barge will support Antarctic research under $44 million federal contract
The Oregonian: Oregon woman ensnared in Nigerian tax fraud and alleged romance scheme
LA Times: Migrants struggle against the elements in San Diego’s open-air desert camps
Modesto Bee: Sonora man arrested on suspicion of embezzling tens of thousands from local newspaper
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